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The Guardian
11 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Heroic dog crosses busy street to get owners emergency help in Pittsburgh
A dog reportedly braved heavy traffic to catch a stranger's attention and get life-saving emergency help to the animal's two owners after they became unresponsive in a tent encampment in Pittsburgh recently, earning the canine feting as a hero. As local resident Gary Thynes put it both in a social media post and an interview with the Pittsburgh television station WTAE, he was playing with his dog at a park on the evening of 29 July when a pit bull approached barking and evidently trying to get someone's attention. Thynes left his dog with a friend and then began following as he was led away by the pit bull. He and the animal crossed a street teeming with motorists and ended up at a tent encampment along a 'super secluded' path behind some train tracks, where Thynes found a man lying on a red couch and unsuccessfully tried to wake him, he recounted on Facebook. He told WTAE that he also spotted an unconscious woman whose legs were sticking out of a tent. Thynes called 911 to report the scene to first responders, who arrived within minutes to take the pair to the hospital, he later posted on Facebook. Pittsburgh's public safety department later confirmed to media outlets that a man and a woman – both unresponsive – had been taken from the encampment to the hospital. 'We are grateful to our public safety partners and the good samaritan who were in the area and were in a position to help,' officials also said. Thynes wrote that he soon encountered a social worker who knew the two people taken to the hospital were unhoused. The social worker also knew the dog who led Thynes to the two people was theirs, he wrote. Instead of leaving the dog in the custody of a local pound, Thynes wrote that he agreed to care for the pit bull while the animal's owners remained hospitalized. 'It is an honor for me to take care of this guy until his humans are well enough to reunite with a dog that loves them very much,' said Thynes, whose post and interview on WTAE gained widespread attention online. Thynes told WTAE that the pit bull he is fostering 'is a persistent little puppy, … amazing, and … definitely saved some lives'. Furthermore, he shared on Facebook that he is in recovery from heroin addiction and said he was 'so glad sobriety … put me in tune with my intuition more' on the day he met the attentive animal. 'The experience has been surreal but it only reaffirms to me that God is real and he speaks to you … if you choose to listen,' Thynes wrote. 'And I'm so glad that I did.' Officials did not immediately share details about the two people's conditions or what had caused them to become unresponsive. Yet among those who have contributed to a flood of commentary on Thynes's Facebook page was a user who wrote: 'This is the woman [whose] life you and my dog saved – my boyfriend and I would love to meet you.' A separate comment from the same user under a picture of the pit bull, which Thynes hashtagged 'herodog', said: 'Thank you … momma can't wait to get home to you.' Thynes replied: 'He's all good! He will be here when you are ready.' 'We will forever be in debt to you,' the user identifying as the dog's owner wrote to Thynes in another exchange. Thynes responded: 'I'm so glad you're both OK. I know it's hard. I've been there … it can get better.' The pit bull pup is not the only one who has flagged down life-saving aid from first responders. In September, a dog saved her owner – who hurt his leg at home in rural Washington state, fell and couldn't get up for hours – by walking to a road, sitting in the middle of it until a local sheriff's deputy stopped, and leading the officer to him. A few months before that, a dog ran four miles to get help for his owner who crashed his car into a ravine in Oregon. That dog's owner was ultimately rescued. And in January 2024, a man who plunged through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was saved when his dog brought him rescue equipment at the direction of a state police officer who then pulled the animal's owner to safety. One of the Facebook comments left for Thynes pointed out how he had labeled the pit bull in his case 'a hero'. 'But,' the post said, 'you are too!'
Finextra
12 minutes ago
- Finextra
SymphonyAI appoints John Edison president, FS division
SymphonyAI, leader in vertical AI, is accelerating adoption of its AI-driven end-to-end financial crime platform and doubling down on its commitment to compliance transformation with the appointment of John Edison as President of its Financial Services division. 0 This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Edison brings more than two decades of global executive experience in scaling technology businesses and delivering transformative outcomes across the financial sector. SymphonyAI's Financial Services division is experiencing significant momentum, with its advanced solutions empowering leading banks and fintechs to modernize financial crime prevention. Leveraging AI-powered risk scoring, automated suspicious activity report (SAR) narratives, sanctions and adverse media screening, and auditable investigations—all delivered in a secure, explainable platform—SymphonyAI helps financial institutions process millions of risk decisions daily across 40+ countries. These solutions accelerate investigations and reduce false positives by up to 80%, driving rapid SaaS adoption and delivering exceptional value to financial institutions as they face increasingly complex regulatory and threat environments. 'Financial institutions today require more than generic innovation—they demand strategic, AI powered solutions built on deep domain knowledge to achieve real-world impact,' said Sanjay Dhawan, CEO of SymphonyAI. 'As the leader in AI-driven fincrime prevention, we deliver intelligence and action at scale to help organizations stay ahead of evolving threats and compliance demands. John's vision and proven results in software transformation and SaaS growth perfectly complement our mission to equip financial institutions with the tools to address today's—and tomorrow's—challenges. I am excited to welcome John to SymphonyAI, and am confident that under his leadership, our Financial Services division will set new standards for industry innovation and customer success.' Edison joins SymphonyAI from Honeywell, where he served as Chief Strategy & Product Officer for Honeywell Connected Enterprise, driving the design and commercialization of advanced software solutions with tangible business outcomes. At ESKO, a Danaher company, he led a return to growth and a successful transition to SaaS, while at Oracle he repositioned the Financial Services Global Business Unit as an AI and cloud innovator for the risk and compliance market. His diverse leadership history, including roles at Hewlett-Packard and Vignette (now OpenText), further underscores his expertise in scaling software organizations and driving operational excellence. 'SymphonyAI's focus on actionable AI for financial institutions stands out in the industry,' said Edison. 'SymphonyAI is already delivering measurable results at scale, helping financial institutions accelerate investigations and reduce false positives while meeting the highest standards of compliance. In the coming months, I'm focused on deepening our market leadership in financial crime prevention and ensuring we continuee to deliver tangible value across risk, compliance, and operations. The opportunity to build AI that not only keeps up with threats but gets ahead of them is what drew me to SymphonyAI.' John holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering Trivandrum and a Master's in Information Systems Management from Loyola University Chicago's Quinlan School of Business.
The Independent
12 minutes ago
- The Independent
More than 3,000 Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike
Over 3,000 Boeing workers will begin striking Monday in Missouri and Illinois, after members rejected a four-year labor agreement with the aviation company. The strike follows a landslide vote against a revised job contract on July 27, where 3,200 workers who build fighter jets declined the deal. Workers assemble and maintain advanced aircraft and weapons systems, including the F-15, F/A-18 jets, along with a range of missile and defense technologies. The strike is the latest blow for the aviation giant, which has faced a string of issues including fatal air disasters, machinery malfunctions, and an almost two-month walkout by almost 30,000 workers in 2024. 'IAM District 837 members build the aircraft and defense systems that keep our country safe,' said IAM Midwest Territory General vice president Sam Cicinelli on Sunday. 'They deserve nothing less than a contract that keeps their families secure and recognizes their unmatched expertise,' he added. The IAM Union is one of the largest trade unions in the U.S., representing nearly 600,000 active and retired members from Lockheed Martin to United Airlines and an array of employees at numerous railroad, transit, healthcare, and automotive companies. Workers at Boeing defence hubs in St. Louis, St. Charles, Mo., and Mascoutah, Ill., said the proposal 'fell short of addressing the priorities and sacrifices of the skilled IAM Union workforce.' 'Our members are standing together to demand a contract that respects their work and ensures a secure future,' an IAM statement read on July 27. Boeing said they were 'disappointed' by their employees' decision in a statement. They said the deal was an offer 'that featured 40 percent average wage growth and resolved their primary issue on alternative work schedules.' 'We are prepared for a strike and have fully implemented our contingency plan to ensure our non-striking workforce can continue supporting our customers,' they added. In June, 260 people died after a London-bound Air India 787 Boeing Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ahmedabad airport in India's western state of Gujarat.
